{"id":2053771,"date":"2026-07-21T11:40:32","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T08:40:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2053771"},"modified":"2026-07-21T11:40:32","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T08:40:32","slug":"im-in-love-with-carlos-alcaraz-hes-the-best-example-of-what-it-means-to-love-your-sport-ex-world-no-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2053771","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;I&#8217;m in love with Carlos Alcaraz &#8211; he&#8217;s the best example of what it means to love your sport&#8217; &#8211; ex-world No 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"ps-article-content rounded-lg lg:mt-5 lg:border lg:border-card lg:bg-card lg:shadow-primary\">\n<header>\n<h1 class=\"py-4 text-xl font-normal text-title sm:text-2xl\">\u2018I\u2019m in love with Carlos Alcaraz \u2013 he\u2019s the best example of what it means to love your sport\u2019 \u2013 ex-world No 1<\/h1>\n<div class=\"my-2 flex items-center justify-between\">\n<div class=\"flex 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<button id=\"t365-article-share-btn-hidden\" class=\"mr-2 hidden h-6 w-6 appearance-none border-none !text-share-icon outline-none hover:!text-share-icon-active sm:hidden\" data-title=\"\u2018I\u2019m in love with Carlos Alcaraz \u2013 he\u2019s the best example of what it means to love your sport\u2019 \u2013 ex-world No 1\"><\/p>\n<p>                        <\/button>\n                    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"-mx-3 sm:-mx-5 border-b border-page\"><\/div>\n<section>\n<div class=\"-mx-3 sm:-mx-5\">\n<figure class=\"aspect-h-9 aspect-w-16 relative\">\n                                        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1320\" height=\"742\" loading=\"eager\" class=\"w-full h-full object-cover object-center !my-0\" src=\"https:\/\/d2me2qg8dfiw8u.cloudfront.net\/content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Alcaraz-Sinnet-1320x742.jpg\" alt=\"Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner in Monte Carlo\">                <\/figure><figcaption class=\"flex items-center space-x-3 border-b border-mobile-caption px-3 lg:border-caption\">\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-1.5 break-words !text-xs !text-content\">\n                                Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner                            <\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<div class=\"ciam-article-t365\"><!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p>Former world No 1 Ilie Nastase has shared his thoughts on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/jannik-sinner\">Jannik Sinner<\/a> and Carlos Alcaraz\u2019s rivalry as he named the player he is \u201cin love with.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Since the start of the 2024 season, Alcaraz and Sinner have been the two dominant forces in men\u2019s tennis, with the duo each having secured five of the last 11 Grand Slam titles.<\/p>\n<p>Alexander Zverev, who claimed his maiden Grand Slam crown at the 2026 French Open, is the only other man to win a major during this period.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/carlos-alcaraz\">Alcaraz<\/a> and Sinner have played 17 times, with the former holding a 10-7 edge, while the latter has won their last two encounters.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/jannik-sinner\">Sinner<\/a> is the current world No 1, while Alcaraz \u2014 who has been out of action since April due to injury \u2014 is ranked third behind Zverev.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with Italian newspaper <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gazzetta.it\/Tennis\/ATP\/20-07-2026\/nastase-dice-80-ero-un-uomo-libero-sinner-e-il-top-e-amo-l-italia.shtml?refresh_ce\" target=\"_blank\">La Gazzetta dello Sport<\/a>, Nastase said: \u201cWe\u2019ll see what kind of form Carlos is in [when he comes back], but great duels are certainly the essence of the sport.<\/p>\n<h2>More ATP Tour News<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/kyle-edmund-exclusive-interview-tennis-injuries-alcaraz-djokovic-raducanu-complaints\"><strong>Kyle Edmund speaks out about injuries after Carlos Alcaraz, Novak Djokovic, Emma Raducanu complained<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/arthur-fils-coach-goran-ivanisevic-update-rankings-prediction\"><strong>Arthur Fils\u2019 coach Goran Ivanisevic issues update as he makes a rankings prediction<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Want more from Tennis365? Add us as <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tennis365.com\" target=\"_blank\">a preferred source on Google to your favourites list<\/a> for tennis coverage you can trust.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cSinner and Alcaraz have shown that tennis is always capable of going beyond itself and constantly producing new players.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHowever\u2026 I\u2019m in love with Alcaraz. It\u2019s not just a question of his playing style; I like him because he always has a smile on his face, no matter what happens on the court.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s the best example of what it means to love your sport. Even now, parents of kids who play tennis come up to me and say, \u2018We\u2019re happy because our kids like it.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd I reply, \u2018If they just like it, they probably won\u2019t become champions. They have to love it, then maybe they can build something\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nastase won 64 titles, including two Grand Slams, during a career spanning from 1966 to 1985.<\/p>\n<p>The Romanian revealed he is proud of the fact he was the first player to be ranked world No 1 when the ATP Rankings were introduced in 1973.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s one thing no one can take away from me: I was the first number one in the rankings when the computerised rankings were introduced, even though I always played for fun,\u201d said the Romanian.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s true, in 1973, I was definitely the best in the world, but I wasn\u2019t chasing the top spot at all costs. That\u2019s why I have no regrets.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ NEXT: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-features\/canadian-open-withdrawal-list-8-stars-out-another-grand-slam-finalist-joins-carlos-alcaraz-emma-raducanu\">Canadian Open withdrawal list: 8 stars out as another Grand Slam finalist joins Carlos Alcaraz, Emma Raducanu<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End --><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2018I\u2019m in love with Carlos Alcaraz \u2013 he\u2019s the best example of what it means to love your sport\u2019 \u2013 ex-world No 1 Ewan West 21 Jul 2026 12:40 PM Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner Former world No 1 Ilie Nastase has shared his thoughts on Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz\u2019s rivalry as he named [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[226,249],"class_list":["post-2053771","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-crawlmanager","tag-tennis365-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2053771","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2053771"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2053771\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2053771"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2053771"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2053771"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}